Category: Lent 2022
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Day 16
“Loving God, so often I feel undeserving of your love. I don’t pray enough. I don’t give enough. I don’t strive for justice enough. I could always be doing better, and yet you still long to be in a relationship with me. Erase the guilt that keeps me from you. Help me to trust that…
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Day 15
“And I knew,there was no stopping him.I was under his wing.Come rain or come shine,today and tomorrow,this love keeps on.” —Excerpt from “Come Rain or Come Shine” by Rev. Sarah SpeedFrom the Full to the Brim poetry collection by @sanctifiedart
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Day 14
“As a mother, I know what it feels like to watch from a relative distance as a child makes heartbreaking decisions. … As I consider the destruction we continue to visit upon each other and all of creation, I imagine God is still grieved. What emotions arise within you when you consider the human condition?”…
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Day 13
“Holy God, I know that I am strong, but I am glad that I am not strong alone. Your love is bold and fierce. You are a protector, longing to shield me from that which grieves. Grant me wisdom enough to lean on you. Amen.” —Prayer by Rev. Sarah Speed | @sanctifiedart
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Day 12 (Second Sunday in Lent)
“Jerusalem has not always treated Jesus particularly well, and yet it is clear that he still loves it so very deeply. All he wants is to protect it, like a mother hen protects her brood. Jerusalem’s actions can’t and don’t change that, for that is what true, unconditional love actually looks like.” —Rev. Ashley DeTar…
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Day 11
“God, 40 days can feel like an awfully long time when you’re in the desert. Remind me that, in time, everything comes to an end. The leaves fall. The snow melts. The cicadas rest. Seasons come and seasons go. When things are going haywire, give me the courage to count the days. Slowly but surely,…
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Day 10
“When the harvester brings the first fruits to the dwelling place of God, they are asked to offer a response to God, in which the harvester recounts the Exodus narrative…Regardless of whether or not the harvester directly experienced the events of their pronouncement before God, this narrative is where their identity is found and it…
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Day 9
“God of affirmation, I want to be brave enough to say ‘yes’ to the things you place in my path that are meant for me. Do not let imposter syndrome, fear, shame, or scarcity silence a ‘yes’ that you have in mind. Give me the courage to say ‘yes,’ and let those ‘yes’ responses pull…
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Day 8
“You’ve been here before—in the wilderness, in the desert,in the place where nothing is what it seemsand everything is sharp. You’ve been here beforeso surely you know how hard it isto hold tight to what is realin the middle of a storm.” —Excerpt from “From Here in the Sand” by Rev. Sarah SpeedFrom the Full…
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Day 7
“I depicted this story [of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness] within the structure of a stained glass window. Where in our religious structures do we find temptation winning the day? Where do our selfish actions fall on this temptation continuum? May we see the abundance before us, dispelling the desire for more.” — from the…
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